they met with george clinton and george w. bush but the piece is really coming to grips with the challenges of parenthood. quote, if tyler felt alienate and alone, it's because we failed to acknowledge and accept his difference. i was so fe focused on the conceit that my son would be like kevin costner's >> good answer. >> once rerealized that tyler was dealing with something bigger than ourselves,s asberger's syndrome. we were exploring one of the historical sites. the idea was to give him a place where he could practice what he had been learning in school about social clues and we were apt to spend more time with him. >> you must have wrestled with what to put in, what to take out. >> once i got back from these two very remarkable trips. my first draft was what you would expect out of me, it was a very political story. what i had learned from the presidents i had covered. i had a really good publisher, who sat me down in his office and said how did it make you feel when tyler looked at you at the white house and said i hope